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NAME Arthur Theodore Molvik |
NICKNAME Art |
SERVICE NUMBER O-7130 |
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| UNIT VMSB-131 Pilot Flight Leader |
HOME OF RECORD Lennox, SD raised Minneapolis, MN |
NEXT OF KIN Sister, Mrs. Oscar Skie |
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| DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1918 |
ENTERED SERVICE November 15, 1940 |
DATE OF LOSS February 1, 1943 reported February 2, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead February 3, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Captain Arthur Molvik was a torpedo-bomber pilot assigned to VMSB-131. He participated in the campaign for the northern Solomon islands, and on 1 February 1943 took part in an afternoon strike against Japanese ships near Munda. Over the target, the bombers were attacked by a CAP of Japanese fighter planes. Molvik’s plane (TBF-1 05901) was last seen in flight over Vangunu Island in the New Georgia group. It never returned to base; the fate of Molvik, Staff Sergeant Robert T. Gough (turret gunner) and Sergeant Gerald H. Champlin (radioman) is unknown. The entire crew was declared dead on 3 February 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Air Medal, Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Captain (posthumous Major) |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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